Frost Brown Todd (FBT) Is Well Positioned to Counsel Businesses on SALT Matters and Incentives Based Projects
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STATE AND LOCAL TAX (SALT) There are very few areas in the law that can affect the bottom-line like state and local taxes. Frost Brown Todd (FBT) is well positioned to counsel businesses on SALT matters and incentives based projects. We have a team of tax professionals with the experience and relationships necessary to look beyond a simple problem analysis—offering our clients creative and innovative solutions to match specific Inside Experience business situations. Our team knows how tax and revenue departments work from the inside, with some of our team members coming from SALT Practice Highlights governmental positions before entering private practice. » Represented hundreds of business taxpayers in countless forums in SALT controversies. Strong Advocacy » Advised clients on wide range of tax credits for various types of taxes. Our team partners with CivicPoint, a subsidiary of FBT. CivicPoint is a full-service public affairs » Established foreign trade zone for manufacturing facilities and warehouse/distribution centers firm that allows businesses, trade associations, to lower property tax liability. and non-governmental organizations to work » Obtained rulings from State and Local Governments on multiple areas of law, including to allow successfully in conjunction with state and local taxpayers use of alternative apportionment formula for corporation income tax purposes. governments in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia. CivicPoint provides » Structured and obtained recycling income tax credits for OEMs and Tier suppliers. clients with the services and confidence to support all aspects of government » Represented a national food products company in structuring and documenting local tax relations, from launching major initiatives to benefits for a major expansion of its West Coast operation. procurement and executive branch lobbying, to » Represented a publicly traded taxpayer in a significant tax refund dispute concerning the strategic public affairs counsel. Ohio CAT (Commercial Activities Tax) and how same applies to drop shipped or third-party intermediary related transactions. Multi-Jurisdiction Because of our clients’ growth, we have » Favorably resolved several multi-year tangible personal property tax disputes, audits, protests substantial experience in taxation in virtually and court cases, all relating to taxpayers’ utilization of non-traditional or alternative valuation every state, including our eight-state methods versus the standard, less favorable depreciation based concepts utilized by the State. footprint. This allows our attorneys to analyze and recommend the best possible solutions » Represented a publicly traded, automotive industry taxpayer in a significant sales and use tax based upon similarities and differences dispute/protest concerning an amount at issue in excess of $32M, a dispute which addressed between taxing jurisdictions. a multitude of issues traditionally facing production and manufacturing-type industries. Bottom-Line Planning » Represented several manufacturing taxpayers in high dollar energy related sales tax disputes. We help clients minimize their state and local tax exposure using tried and true methods to cutting-edge techniques. Our attorneys routinely attend and instruct at continuing legal education seminars, monitor legislation and look for ways to turn the latest developments into advantages for our clients. + Cooperation 30 We often partner with a client’s existing advisors, including legal, accounting and FBT TAX financial advisors and in-house personnel ATTORNEYS to make sure that matters are handled seamlessly, efficiently and with minimal business interruption. frostbrowntodd.com Indiana | Kentucky | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia | West Virginia THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT. ©2017 Frost Brown Todd LLC All rights reserved. TAX LAW Our Tax Law Practice Group offers clients advice and assistance in a wide range FBT TAX TEAM of international, federal, state and local tax matters, from transactional and Joseph L. Ardery | Member operational issues to dispute resolution with taxing authorities in administrative as [email protected] | 502.568.0272 well as judicial forums, and incentives matters as well. Jennifer Y. Barber | Member [email protected] | 502.779.8154 With decades of hands-on experience, our Tax Law Practice Group possesses an in-depth understanding of income and other tax laws and has a firm commitment J. Christopher Coffman | Member [email protected] | 502.568.0373 to staying abreast of the frequently changing laws, regulations, rulings and judicial decisions that govern our tax system. This combination allows us to assure that Jeffrey S. Dible | Member [email protected] | 317.237.3811 our clients pay the correct amount of tax while retaining amounts that rightfully belong to them. Scott W. Dolson | Member [email protected] | 502.568.0203 Samuel G. Graber | Member Economic Incentives [email protected] | 502.568.0248 » Secured one of the largest per-job economic incentives packages ever awarded in Kentucky for a Jeremy A. Hayden | Member manufacturing taxpayer reinvesting in its Kentucky plant; additionally, secured a Ruling from the [email protected] | 513.651.6912 Department of Revenue to enable maximum utilization of credits by allowing the credits to flow to Martin E. Mooney | Member taxpayer’s parent corporation. [email protected] | 513.651.6979 » Represented a Fortune 50 company in securing tax abatements for a web hosting facility through Daniel P. Novakov | Member a taxable bond issue in a central state. [email protected] | 214.580.5840 Samuel M. Scoggins | Member » Represented a national securities brokerage firm in securing property tax abatements through a [email protected] | 513.651.6903 taxable bond issue and structuring the transaction to accommodate off-balance sheet financing, in addition to job training grants for a national operation center in a central state. Mark F. Sommer | Team Leader & Member [email protected] | 502.779.8150 » Represented a major middle market company in securing local tax abatements and state job training grant and other tax credits for an ice-cream processing facility in a mountain state. Robert C. Webb | Member [email protected] | 502.568.0313 Represented a Fortune 100 company in reviewing and providing legal advice to avert the » Daniel G. Mudd | Managing Associate assessment of tax penalties in connection with non-compliance with an enterprise zone [email protected] | 502.779.8148 agreement in a midwestern state. Benjamin W. Hager | Senior Associate » Represented a major national association bank to secure TIF bond financing and state [email protected] | 513.651.6847 incentives for development of a major data processing facility on a brownfield site in a western Joseph D. Stewart-Pirone | Senior Associate state. [email protected] | 513.651.6425 Tax Disputes Nathan S. Harris | Senior Associate [email protected] | 615.251.5578 » Tax Controversy and Litigation support in SALT matters ranging from sales tax to tobacco tax, and Rachael High Chamberlain | Associate all areas in between, at all administrative levels and judicial levels in our footprint. [email protected] | 859.244.3249 » Our Federal Tax Controversy and Litigation practice is equally deep and broad, involving us in Javan A. Kline | Attorney matters at the IRS and other federal agencies, and on into the Federal Court System, including [email protected] | 513.651.6892 the US Tax Court. Sally S. Spielvogel | Attorney Tax Planning [email protected] | 859.244.3269 Ann-Marie Hallett | Sr. Tax Paralegal » Structured mergers, acquisitions and divestitures to optimize federal income tax benefits from [email protected] | 502.779.8149 both the purchaser and seller prospective. Lisa M. Schultz | Sr. Tax Professional » Day-to-day counseling on SALT matters and questions for buisnesses, from Fortune 10 to [email protected] | 502.779.8145 “mom and pop.” frostbrowntodd.com Indiana | Kentucky | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia | West Virginia THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT. ©2017 Frost Brown Todd LLC All rights reserved. 26th Annual Ohio Tax Conference | FBT Presenters Guide Joe Jeremy Javan Stewart-Pirone Hayden Kline Ohio Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) Mergers & Acquisitions … State Ohio CAT…Common Audit Issues Situsing: Traps and Opportunities Tax Planning, Traps and Recent Including ‘Agency Exclusion’ Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Developments Wednesday, January 25, 2017 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2017 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Practical insights from recent Ohio decisions 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Common audit focus areas. Recent and noteworthy controversies. Incorporating State tax aspects. 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